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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UK’s Boris Johnson, in Kyiv, Warns against ‘Flimsy’ Plan for Talks with Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) show a new postmark created on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv on August 24, 2022. (AFP)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lauded Ukraine for its "indomitable" resistance to Russia's invasion during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, and said now was not the time to promote a "flimsy plan for negotiation" with Moscow.

Johnson, who is due to leave office next month, spoke at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his fourth trip to Ukraine this year as Ukraine celebrated 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union.

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